Narciso Rodriguez will launch For Her Forever, a new flanker marking the 20th anniversary of 2003’s Narciso Rodriguez For Her…
The daily lemming
Guerlain's Cherry Blossom limited edition for 2023 will debut in February. (If you want to drool over past editions, see 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018). This year's model features decorations by Parisian embroidery studio Maison Vermont. The design includes a grosgrain ribbon, plus branches embroidered on thin gauze with flexible gold wire, fabric petals, and pink, clear, and red 'pearls' to represent each blossom's corolla. In 145 ml plus 20 ml travel spray; 3000 bottles were made. (via fashionsnap)
Tuesday scent of the day 1/24
It’s Tuesday and National Peanut Butter Day. There are 55 days of winter left to go. Birthdays: Edith Wharton, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville, John Belushi. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m commando for an acupuncture appointment, and I’ll pick something when I get back.
Reminder: on 1/27, wear a fragrance by Narciso Rodriguez, if you have one…
The tang of a Thai chili pepper without the nostril-burning heat
ALEX WILTSCHKO OPENS a black plastic suitcase and pulls out about 60 glass vials. Each contains a different scent. One smells starchy with soft floral notes, like jasmine rice cooking. Another brings to mind ocean air and the white rind of a watermelon. One is like saffron with hints of leather and black tea. The next is the pungent aroma of fig leaves, boxwood, and basil. The most surprising one has the tang of a Thai chili pepper without the nostril-burning heat.
— Read more in This Startup Is Using AI to Unearth New Smells at Wired.
Givenchy Faux Semblant ~ new fragrance
Givenchy will launch Faux Semblant, a new addition to La Collection Particulière. As with the others in the series, Faux Semblant was inspired by Hubert de Givenchy’s hôtel particulier in Paris…